There have been many soulful singers in our midst; Teddy Pendergrass, Isaac Hayes, Marvin Gaye or Luther Vandross come to mind. There will only be however one Curtis Mayfield though. Curtis grew up in Chicago, singing in the choir, joining a regional group called the ‘Impressions.’ Curtis was a civil rights activist, leaving the Impressions […]
The death of Keith Emerson in March of 2016 gave rise to many a conversation of how incredible a keyboardist Keith was, and where might he land in our top keyboardist list? Here are a few of our favorites… Jon Lord of Deep Purple brought the Hammond Organ to the stage in the mid-60s, changing […]
Every waiter in LA has a script and every doorman in New York has an idea for a pilot or project, but the best dirt or inside story is often dished by the artist themselves. Here is a list of books by your favorite singers or band that you might want to pick up. Carol […]
The Grammys have come and gone and now we a year away from the biggest night in music. Before we say good bye to this year’s show we wanted to take a look at Adele’s big night. She won five awards, all against the best in the business and she did it with grace! Adele […]
Meghan Trainor has had issues with her vocal cords in recent months and apparently they are still there. She just recently canceled her March 14 appearance at RodeoHouston due to mandatory rest. Due to this cancelation by Trainor they will be offering up refunds, but that information is not known at this point. For now […]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Alphabet continues today with a look at one. When we say one, we could mean a ‘one of a kind’ or ‘one in a million.’ If you were to talk about legendary Sun Records founder and Elvis manager Sam Phillips, you would be right on both counts. […]
The Chainsmokers spent what felt like forever at the top spot on the Top 40 Mediabase chart, but “CCloser” can no longer be found inside the top 10 even. Instead, the duo has a new hit inside the top 10 and it’s titled “Paris.” This song is a great one and while we don’t think […]
This week’s Active Rock Mediabase chart is out and it has a lot of star power at the top. Hits from Metallica, Green Day and Shinedown rule the rock world right now. “Atlas, Rise!” continues to be the number one hit, but it’s lead over “Still Breathing” is only 74 spins. Shinedown’s “How Did You […]
The 2017 Grammys are in the books, but before we move on to this year’s great music and who could dominate at the 2018 Grammys like Adele did we wanted to talk about two snubs. Rihanna and Kanye West went into this year’s award show with 13 total nominations and somehow walked away with zero […]
The 1975 is having a great 2017 and we’re seeing it with their hit, “Somebody Else,” moving up the Alternative Mediabase chart each and every week. This week it has moved to the fifth position after sitting at number seven last week. It has top three potential easily, but hits from Green Day and Blink-182 […]